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tAtive with the Bureau, confidentia y advised that higService had mie. [Reon — |
Aes ie determined thatiSovie€ illegal agents all over the world, when they want a - ant

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q|° Jt riser with their principal, are under instructions to send a proper comm jeatho pe
PA fo a "kK. &: Smirnov, Central Post Office, Viadimir, U.S.S.R." Mr. Stone]stated¢$)
We 2 orementioned information was being made available to the Bureau and
We Aa CMB only. —— . (erste
On thé ‘basis of this information, we immediately instructed the _
j : Washington Field and New York Offices to institute confidential inquiries with

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{ appropriate Post Office officials to determine the feasibility of covering outgoing
cortespondence from the U.S. to the(U.S.5. R.), looking toward picking up a
communication dispatched to the aforementionéd address. .
On January 21, 1958, saqPovers ¥ the New York Office called
advising that his preliminary inquirfes at fifSt disclosed that such coverage
- coukt possibly be effected at LaGuardia Airfield. Powers stated that he subse uently
received a cali from the Chief Post Office Inspéctor who told him that he would not
be able to make such arrangements and explained that something had happened in
Washington on a similar matter and that Bureau Headquarters should take up the
matter with Post Office Headquarters here in Washington, The Post Office
inspector said that it did not involve our agency and because of what was going 5, 4
‘on in Washington at the present time, he just couldn't do if On his own. an
Almost simultaneous with this advice, Mr. James Angleton of CIA
approached our Liaison Agent,{Sam Papich)on a personal basis. He indicated

that if it were known within CIA that he was volunteering this information to the
Bureau, he would lose his job. Mr. Angleton stated it had come to the attention
of CIA, through the Post Office,. that we were making inquiries concerning the.
[| eoverse of mail to the(U.S.S8.R}, and as a result CIA was expecting to receive
an inquiry in Washington from the FBI, Mr. Angleton then admitted that this
. [|lesro*ge was one of the biggest and most secret operations being conducted by
CIA. He stated the coverage is ce made a bh the ? Po t Office in New, York
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| examinations of the material, ‘He said two or three hundred CIA employees ar

| because of the inherent dangers in the sensitive nature of it, its complexity,

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I items of correspondence to th 'U.S.8. RB each day. Angleton said they have not |

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MEMO TO: MR, BOARDMAN
RE: COVERAGE OF MAIL TO THE(D. 8.8, R,)

and in view of the volume of material being sent from the U.S., their coverage
is an extensive and expensive operation, He indicated that they had to set up an
elaborate array of IBM machines to tally and tabulate the results. In addition
a complicated indexing procedure was involved, as well as complex scientific

exclusively engaged on. various facets of the 2 coverage, Angleton also indicate
thaf"the“cost ‘of the operation was well over a million dollars a.year, He further
‘indicated that the coverage has been in existence in excess of a year and he ]
stated that the sole purpose forthe coverage was to.dentify persons behind the
Iron Curtain who might have some ties in the U.S. and who could be approached
in ‘their countries as contacts and sources for CIA. Angleton indicated that C
had successfully developed several sources through this means. He stressed -|-
the confidential nature of his information and stated that while other officials’ of
CIA more directly concerned with the coverage were expecting a visit from the!

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“FBI, he was passing this along for our guidance,
It would appear that our inquiries of the Post Office officials in
New York have flushed out a most secret operation of CIA. The question
immediately arises as to whether CIA in effecting this coverage in New York
has invaced our jurisdiction. In this regard, it is believed that they have a
legitimate right in the objectives.for which the coverage was set up, namely, -
-the development of contacts and sources of information behind the Iron Curtain
-and-according to Angleton they have had some success: in this regard. At the
-Same time, there is an internal security objective here in which, because of
our responsibilities, we have a definite interest, namely, the identification of
illegal espionage agents who may be in the United States. While recognizing ' ©
, this interest, it is not believed that the Bureau should assume this coverage

size and expense. It is believed that we can capitalize on this coverage by’
pointing out to CIA our internal security objectives and holding them responsible
to share their coverage with us... Of course, we are not interested in the
identities of the numerous persons in this country legitimately corresponding _
abroad. The Post Office has indicated sea are approximately four thousand

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. 1, On the basis of our inquiries conducted in New York, we are in
@ position and should, through Liaison, approach CIA, informing them.that it
jhas been indicated that their Agency has-coverage of mail going to the(¥.S.S.R)
We should get from them the details of their coverage and explain our interest in:

Come up with a microdot or Secket mes

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{being furnished with the results of the coverage as it might effect internal security
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"MEMO TO: MR, BOARDMAN.
RE: COVERAGE OF MAIL TO maf. 8.8. R)

2.. Ikis believed that we can and should furnish CIA with the name
Moscow)address furnished us by the] British, telling CIA that we want to cs

be snaithosco of any communications. going to that address. We will not explain
to them our interest in the particular address and, therefore, we will not be
violating. the confidence of tne[British 6)

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, 8. In view of the highly. sensitive nature of ‘this coverage, we will |
have. fo work out arrangements so that knowledge of it is strictly confined
within the Bureau. We will handle this the : same as * * pandle Communication?
intelligence data, _

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_ envelopes were microfilmed and the names and addresses appearing thereon were |.

| and it is believed we should request'that CIA furnish us information of the following
‘}types, both that which has been received in the past and that which they will obtain ins,

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TO 8: MRL. V. BOARDMAN / Fi HRRRESHOM oTHbatleebroary 6, 1958
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room : MR. A, H, BELMONT | Clas of Ls) foley
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Liaison Agent by CIA representatives on 1-24-58 as to, the nature and extent of | jis: Room —

Foterence my memo of 1-27- 58 advising of the briefing given our = =

{CIA coverage of mail going to and coming from{Russia} Our Liaison Agent 6

determined that CIA began this coverage approximately a year and a half ago-through ©

confidential arrangements made with postal authorities, Initially, this coverage .
involved photographing of envelopes; these envelopes were not to be opened. The

indexed with IBM equipment. Several months ago CIA began opening some-of. this |

ail,

microfilming the contents and indexing pertinent data therein, Approximately 250, 000
names have been indexed by CIA. Examination of certain of this mail for microdots and
secret writing has been made to a litnited extent because the volume of mail has been too
humerous for the establishment of a practical system without delaying movenent of|the .
mail. CIA has advised that to date it has not discovered any microdots or secret writing
or information revealing evidence of Soviet intelligence operations in the United States,

_ ,€TA has also advised that this program has not reached its full potential, but that its ’

system of opening mail is rapidly increasing, CIA has expressed a willingness to
furnish us any information, obtained from this coverage which we feel would be-of .
interest to us. ray

An analysts h: has been made of CIA capahilities as revealed to the Liaison Agent

the future? - (exo
“yy All correspondence of a suspicious nature, such as that t containing doub:
talk, et cetera.

2) All correspondence indicating that the(Soviets) may be utilizing a hostage
situation, i,e., correspondence indicating press
have close relatives in the U.S, or pressure being exerted on individuals in U.S,

8) _Any information appearing in correspondence indicating weaknesses or
dissatisfaction on the part of any Soviet, presently in the United States so that the B
might give consideration to feasibility of approaching such individuals for defection

4) Any information appearing in correspondence indicating Soviet coftrol or

direction of the Cp, USA. wan -

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; With revard to the above coverage, it is believed desirable that Liaison make
’ arrangements for us to review at CIA any material of this nature and we will then. .
select that which appears to warrant investigation and then make appropriate cheeks. :
‘This procedure will eliminate. having CIA sending us a bunch of worthless material-with .
the possible expectation that we willbe running out leads for them. It is believer this
arrangem ent can be. wweetised out with CIA in a proper fashion.

"Jn addition to the above it is believed the following arrangements can be
effected with CIA:

i. 1) * Place stops against names and addresses of individuals possibly eort ;

. engaged in(Soviel) espionage to determine if they are in correspondence with({U.S.5.R
This would include a check of the back traffic on these individuals also. We Wo
course, make these stops on a highly selective basis.

; 2) Request CIA to place stops against. addresses infoviet Russia believed by the
‘Bureau to be mail drops.or suspected mail drops. (It shouldbe noted tat we already

. have placed a stop with CIA against the name and address of/K,'S. Smirnov, Central

. Post-Office, Vladimir, U.§.5.R), which, according to inforMation received from iMi~5,
is a drop utilized by(Soviet iegSt agents “all over the world arranging emergency ey,

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‘ We will, of course, continue to analyze this coverage by CIA to see tha
obtain tyaximum benefits, . a ;
pCongrenparhons: a °

a) ‘. That information received from this source be hereinafter designated as
"Bureau Informa Records Section has advised that this informant symbol h
“fot been prévicusly -fsed. . in :

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- 2) That this matter an& any mail relating thereto be labeled "June" and then ‘

filed and maintained in the(Sovmé Unit, Room, 1734 (the regular repository of "June" §
mail) to afford maximum security to this sources

3) That our Liaison-Agent orally advise CIA of the type of data set forth above

‘that would be of interest to us and make arrangements with CIA so that we can review,

* this type of information in order to select that which we feel will warrant further i
investigation. Liaison should also.perfect the arrangement with CIA so that on a

continuing basis we can place appropriate stops with them.
; P Vaite obee me CIA ADUISED RE WHE of DATI oF sATT a "i
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On) attnmenaters aoe for. Taps fst OX has a ;

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A) In view of tke extreme sensityvity of this matter, a confirmatory némorand amt
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director
° Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attention Mr. Ss. J. Papich)

SUBJECT: . 7 INTER Report A

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- 1, The intercept project thathas been explaines tly 10+
(mr. Papich) will be referred to a “Project HUNTER fin correspondence

between the Federal Bureau of: Investigation: ‘and this Agency.

2, This explanatory. memorandum constitutes HUNTER-Report
* #1, Future disseminations will be numbered consecutively,

3. In submitting possible traces on individuala of interest to.
“you, reports will be submitted j in 2 the following form;

@: a. If the individual named in the intercept appears to be
identical with the individual] of interest to”you, you will be furnished
a reproduction of the exterior, and of the contents if the item has been
opened.

: b. If the individual named in the intercept is only possibly |
identical with the individual of interest to you, only machine run
listing of the items will be submitted. In such cases a reproduction
of the exterior and of the contents, if the item has been opened, will
be available upon request. . . ; '

. -  . 4. In order to facilitate your reading of machine run entries,
there follows an explanation of the various types of replies which you
will receive in connection with requests, A hypothetical request for
any addressee in the U.S. of mail from(P, KROVAN} whose location
a is believed to be aficrcow) might result in the folk wing reply:

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A 57G05C3325 frovan, Paraskoviya \e ABB EVOSWA, Wasyl( ) KM

Name In “Ref Loc Name Out Ref Loc Ban |Firms

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This reply has the following meaning:

4TA'" has no present meaning. All numbers are now preceeded by
"A" only to-allow for future additional classifications, None are
presently contemplated. ©. - ’

— "57CODtis the date of intercept, namely: 57" is the year. "Ct
indicates the mionth. The code key for months is set out as Enclosure 1,
, "gs is the day: ‘of the month. Thus, "B7GO5" is 5 March 1957

The group "93325" is our own internal ‘filing number. .

The 'Name In" entry identifies the corre spondent inside the(USSR)) .

The asterisk in "Ref" column indicates that/KROVAN /sent the lettez

the Covict Union)from which the letter was mailed. In this case it was
led from the western séction offUkrainian SSR, The code key
used fox this column is set out in Enclosure 2, This code key is to
be used for all items prior to 1 January 1958, on which date a 4«place
‘code was instituted in order to designate more precisely the localities
within th {ussR) A copy of this new code is enclosed as Enclosure 3.

‘The at Usion from wach 8 column indicates the area or city inside /
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“The ‘Name Out!" entry identifies the correspondent outside the
» (asst In both the 'Name. In" and "Name Out"! columns, the last or
family name is listed first.

The absence of an asterisk in the "Ref" column after EVOSWA
indicates that she is the recipient of the letter,

The entry in the second "Loc!'(ation) column indicates the state of
the U.S. (in this case, New Jér sey) to which the letter was addressed.
The code key uged for this.column is set out in Enclosure 4, You
will note that some 3-digit entries indicate large cities within a state,
thus KO indicates New York. ‘State and KOA indicates New York City.
For your convenience an alphabetical list of the states with their code
indicator is set out in Enclosure 5.


Date

A57D23U 57D18 (AVRUNINA, Vera| (*) AAA ESTERSON, Rosd) . KKB X

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The absence of an ''X" in the "Ban" column means, that the letter
‘was not opened and that only the exterior is recorded in our files.

. 5, Since the hypothetical request was. for mail from(P, KROVAN,
who is believed to be located in oscow) only the listing as set out
above would be furnished, | since it would not appear that{ Paraskoviya
KROVAN, located in the western section of the(Ukrainian SSR} is
identical/ If in connection ‘with future investigatio or information
otherwise available, you may believe that OVAN\may be identical
with the individual of interest to you, you néed reférence only the
HUNTER report number and request the exterior photographs of
item No. A57C05C3325, which will be reproduced from the original
film and made available to you.

6. If the hypothetic request is for any mail from the Goviet
Union to Rose ESTERSON) who who resides in Chicago, the reply might |
be as follows:

Name In Ref Loc . Name Out , Ref Loc Ban

The difference in thig Heting from that previously illustrated is as follows

nyt ig our internal identifying designator, The first date is the date
of the intercept. The second date is the date of the communication
inside the letter, The 'X" under the "Ban'' column indicates the letter
was opened. Again this indicator would indicate only a possible identi~
fication since KKB under "Loe!, indicates California, In this instance
upon request, identifying the HUNTER report-number and referencing
both A57D23U and 57D18 mumbers, the outer envelopes: and their con~

7% Normal service of either of the above requests will be 24 hours,
In an emer gency we could | service the request in a few minutes.

‘8. If your first request had been for(KROVAN, or P,. KROVAN,
or Paraskoviya KROVAN} located in the western section of the
Ukrainian SSR) you woul have initially received the photograph of

e envelope, Likewise, in the second instance, if your request had

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been for{ZSTERSON, or R, ESTERSON, or Rose ESTERSON) located
in Chicago, or Dlinois, you would initially-have received photographed
~ ~_--copies-of the envelope and its contents. .

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aAaS “in order to insure. » most efficient servicing of your request,
it is suggested that you submit trace requests as follows: List the
last name first with any known first and given names or initials, and

address including state, city and street, if known. If an exact addre'ss ;

is not known, a probable state or section will be helpful but is not
required, Thé same would apply to the(UssR) The above should be
listed on duplicate 3x5 cards, If only a phonetic name is ‘known,
‘various combinations of spellings would be appreciated, together
with any other data such as probable address or area... Where an
address is known and there are individuals, other than the subject,
at this address to whom the questioned communication might be .
addressed, their names should also be given. For record purposes |
and in order to facilitate our answers to your request, would you in!
turn number each card as HUNTER Request No, .

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: 10, On each request will you also indicate whether the request
is for a one-time check or whether the name should be put on the .
“Watch List. If the latter ’ please indicate the duration of the Watch
List, i.e. 30, 60, 90 days, or "until cancelled". If a Watch List is

bd ‘Fequested, you should also indicate the treatment desired when a
possibld hit is made, i.e. photograph outside only; photograph
outside and contents; photograph outside, contents, and examine for
S/W or microdots. Specifically indicate any Watch List item which
should not be opened. In this‘connection you may also desire to give:
us a white list of corre spondents of interest to you Whoare not Watch

List subjects but whose mail should not be opened in the course of . 5

our normal openings for spot-checking for operational or intelligenc
information. In some instances you may desire to indicate that you
are to be informed immediately when a hit is made and prior to the

receipt of the letter by the. addressee. -

ll, It is possible to make a special machine run of the names
of all correspondents either addressor, addressee, or both, from
_any ‘specific area in the USS to the United States or to any specific
state or city in the U.S., or‘vice versa, There are various other
combinations that could be run, such as all letters mailed in Florida
either on a specific date or for any given period, If the above-listed

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"or any other. type of exploratory proces sing is desired, . @ presentation
of the. problem will enable us.to tell you immediately what we can do,

how ling it will take, and the amount of work that is involved, While
this type of service is possible, it does involve a great deal of work
and sont be requested j in connection with very important cases only.

- F OR. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PLANS:

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susyect:( BUREAU INFORMANT 200) — /af.,% yA! ch

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: G@ureau Informant 200) is tne symbol number. designated Winterlowd ;
for information furnished py CIA to tne Sureau from its coverage een =
of mail going to and from tne(USSR) This designat ton was approvedagie
in your memorandum to Hr. 8Soardman' dated 2-6-508. That memo pointed \out

the willingness of CIA to furnish us any information obtained from this

coverage which we felt would be of interést to us. That memo recommended
that Liaison effect arrangements with CIA so that we could review

information obtained. from that coveragée Jf

1 is furnishing us witn certain of the results_of the

received i

beled with a report number, for example, Auntér Report
# 19% .

; -Ghe reports received are reviewed in the Goune Unit. When
the information fails to indicate which Section or Unit ‘would kave a
1h,

for identifiable information. ‘shen we can locate no sucn infornati
@ case will be opened if deemed warranted. The objectives of tnase
investigations will be the identification-of persons of pro-Soviet |
sympathies whose dealings with the {fussians)are of a security or

intelligence interest, the identification of those individuals who

might present logical "hostage" possibilities,whicn could be exploited
by the Soviets_and the identification of any(Soviet) individual in the
U.S. who has indicated weakness or dissatisfaction, a situation which
the Bureau might exploit for defection or doyble agent purposes.

Investigations in the. field would include.a check of office
indices and logical sources and informants in order to establish the
subject's background, activities, sympathies and tne strategic
character of his employment. This “could culminate in recommendatians
for interview to clarify certain points not established by invest ygation
and to determine whether tne present activities of the subject ar
inimical to the best interests of the U.S., provided available infg¢r-
mation does not dictate against such interview and provided the
interview can be conducted without compromising (Gureau Informant 200)

Information from Gureau Informant 200) would be forwafded tio

the field, personal attention SAC,.utilizing tie following or simila
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mation obtained from

Memorandum to ltr. Belmont
es: BUREAU INFORMANT 200 ;
105-6745, —_

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a most sensitive’ and reliable source, indicating é John Part)

in aifeet.cantact withzer...” .The contents of thep Hunter Report] should

then be summdrized as necessary. dnd paraphrased... Following

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reporting of information found in Sufiles on the Subject, and y Fa,

Ynstructions regarding the investigation to be conducted a paragraph
as follows should also, be added: “You are being cautioned that in

Eure Informané 200)is not to be disseminated
outside the Sureau and-should not be set’forth in any investigative
reports. Information from this informant should be utilized for 1
purposes. only. You must. avoid any statement concerning the scope
the coverage in effect. in this instance and under no circumstances
is the subject or any unauthorized’ person to become aware that we
knowledge of his contact with a person in@ussia,)"

located. at the Bureau, the
appropirate Section Chief o

in those in neces where .opened or closed case file an Lah Ae
[net mentioned in ah Hunter Report tp
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imttr Report will be forwarded to

Supervisor for his information and any action“he deems necessary. |Said
‘Supervisor might desire to. advise the fild in the mgnner -descriped
-above ‘or place a brief, paraphrased version of thef Hunter Reportinto

the subject's main file for information purposes.

BECOMMINDATTO : oe -

In view of the extreme sensitivity of this Sources, the
knowledge of the same is to be confined to a need-to-know basise
Therefore, within the Domestic Intelligence Division the Sectiorn
Chiefs of the Nationalities -and Intelligence Section, the Internal
Security Section, and the Subversive Control, Section will be advised .
of the above procedure for their personal information. All supervi
in the. Espionage Section welt aiso be informed of this procedure.

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UNITED STATES GOVi «.cENT :

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TO - : MR A. H. BELMONT — _ DATE: "

DATE: March 10, 1961 Tel

raom :" MRD, E, MOORE Eye Parsons" | > &

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INFORMATIONCONTAINED We B. Stewar
HEREIN Spy pal,
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ensitive project involving. the re-
‘view: “of - mail going to thefSoviet Union} CIA makes available .

Hunter is CIAts 2(
to. us results of their a

lysis relative to. this Pro. ject.
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- On 3-9-61 duritk OT {iteget $s es-
pionage activities, between Special Agents Litrento, SS
‘ Duckett and mt andf Messrs. Angleton, Hortom\ar ee CIA, wW K¢
ere advised thay C IA has now established abora oky dn
New. York in connecticen with this project whi

an examine cor-.,
respondence for secret Writing, microdots and possibly codes.

Said the labératory is ‘fully equipped and they ‘would be ‘gla
to make its facilities available to us if at any time we desire
an examination of this nature to be made in NYC and time was of
the essence and would not permit the material to.be brought to
our Laboratory in Washington, D.C. We expressed our appreciatio

; fox the offer and said that in the event we desired to utilize i
their laboratory, we would contact “GPP

ACTION: For information,”

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ROUTE 1 LN IN V SLOPE

March 10, 1972

BY GIA COURIER:

Director
Central Intelligence Agency ~
Washington,.D. C. 20505 | °

ATTENTION: Deputy Director for Plans ’ Trauss into)

Bis freowren Paosscr x} . JEM

~ (J 1. For your information, I am enclosing communications which may be
of interest to you." .

to 2. It will be appreciated if you will have the investigation conducted.
as requested in the enclosed memorandum and furnish the results.

jws.

- ; .
, . am) 3. No further investigation is ean with regayd to this matter. “, .
“ m “weed HO
elopments in connection’

_ REC-5!
(4. You will be advised of thé pertinent

1 . with thie inquiry, —
: eed
or"

* (2]5. Please note change. in caption of this case.

, Te WAR 10 yy

(C16. Status of case: [—] Completed Incompl eve
Very truly yours, .

GROUP 1 he. |

Excluded from automatio ‘

Freres or el |
deciassiti 7 Director. SECRET {.
Bac, , a ate wn
EET PCLOD EEA CRE NENTS G

eference, ts made be our spect gtion on

: (iohter Repdré Wo. 2,826, Teen ae
‘Attached is 6 Meee ‘5; tubes of traffic we.

would like to Tecetvee :


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ROULE IN

Horch10, 1972

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- Ue RE; ssossce sunt
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= ~"¥e are in the process of reviewing the Watch List

and will qdvise you. of additions and deletions. The following
types of traffic have been of asatatance and continue to be of

‘tnterest to use

i. current and, porner [outed exchange students, visttors,
researchers and actantvsts.

2. Current and former Soviet Josftotal utsttora,
“Current and sorner Sovtet|nonoffictal visitors wigs a8
Ss

oytets
G@ poste

2.
contacts are subversive, would *be of interest to the
because of thetr access to classified data or are in a

tion to be of assistance to the Soviets)

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been in the USSR with American exhibitions and delegations. |

U.S. se eaagf students, researchers and persons who have

Se Current and forner UeSe- atudents and researchers in the

USSH] who do not cone under offictol Zast-Feat Exchange pine nl
hts does not tnelude the short-term student tours but does
include individuals who are in the [Us&R Jer some time, e-
would, of course, like to. receive any, traffie on individuals
who are there for a short time if they have deen ‘Sponsored by

' subversive organizations and subversive tndtuiduals or have

[sousetsh spectal invitations or special treatment from the

§

outets} . -

6, Ve have no interest in the hundreds of legitinete travelers
who vistt the lussRjon regular tours or go to see relatives, W
do have an interest tn travel and contacts tnuoluing persona oh
the VYatch Liat; known communists, New Left activists, extremists
and other subversives; suspected and known esptonage agents$
tndividuals known to be of interest to the)Sovtetsl because of
thetr spectalized knowledge orf work on clasSified matterss

indtviduale who appear to heave been compromiseds; and persons
who meet with Soviet connected with organizations Known to
spectalize in propaganda on in obtaining information regarding

the U.S. 7<

° 7. Comnuntst Party and front organizations (such as famertcan
&usstanjinstitute,

and UEratinian. a
105-93089 vo,
eke Peeeteesh et om > I. eo fe

(a) ie (: Tt a

‘Original to CIA, Att'n ‘James Angleton} by -
£74 courter 3- 10-72.

National Council of L [Aner tcan-Soviet Friendship}
) , extrenist and Jew 40) ce
X'

we
crour'1 “th Pp Y~

luded from auton
* downgrading and

declassi fication |
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&, Protest.and peace organizations, auch as People's Coalttton
for Peace and Justice, National Peace Actton Comnittes and
Wonen's Strike for Peace. 7 a

9. Communists, Trotskyttes and neabera of other Marzist~
Lentnist, ‘subversive and extremist groups, such as the Black
Panthers,’ Shite Panthers, Black Netionalist and Liberation
groups, Venceremos Brigade, Vencerenes Organization, Weathermen,
Progresstve -Labor Party, Yorker's Student Alliance, Students
‘for a Democratic Soctety, Restst, Revolutionary Union and oth
New Left groups. fhis would inelude persone sympathetic to
(Saytet Union, North Zorea, North Vietnam and Red China. F2,

oes
+

; 106 (Cubans ond pro-Castro) individuals tn the U.S.

di. Traffte to and fron. Puerts Rico and the Virgin Islands)
showing anti-US. or subversive syupathiase — ‘

12, Contacts with the (Soviet Red crosd, particulerly thoae
gerade or -recetved dy tindtuviduala. .

13. (soutet Conntttee for Cultural Relations wlth Conpatriots
Abroad )(contacts with enigres and enigre organtzations in T.S54)0

14, fraffice between U.S. nationale and altens tn the 7.5.
with individuals attending such institutions as thefCentral
‘Komsomoz, School and Frtendship) University, This would include
any aliens in the U.S. who have previously been in the( USSR
as students. — “ , ;

Hunter Report-

NOTE: Above sent in answer to specia notation on
4) hng as follows: "Ypur

27,226, Iten go" seaudnene of tuniten oh reac

30 Octaber 1962 statement off HUNTER Projectjrequirements does| not
cover contacts such as the om reflected tn attached item. P ease
aliens

advise whether you wish to see traffic from U.S, nationals or
temporarily residing in the U,S. (nn, foreign students) to rela-
tives-or friends studying at (Friendship) University or similar
instituttons, You may wish to take this opportunity to review, and
posstbly revise, your above-cited requirements statement,” ,
Subsequent to 10-30-62 meno,
for other types (Items
we desired infgrmation on New Left and Black-Hationalist Jtelds on
_ 1-15-69 and we advised them that we did. They had made a similar
tnquiry regarding P.0, Bores. utilized by tne (Soviets by Soujet
Comnittee for Cultural Relations with Compatriots Abroad) Hunter
Report 27,226 was dated Jan Petter.

b y 25, 1972, and transmittal
_was stgned by/James Angleton 2

°° .  7a&-

there have been-severa] oral requests
1,2,3,12 and 14) snd “sinter asked us| if S 4

2B!

prt ee te i et ww me

“ROW MLIN BE TELOP

* Joriomat faam NO .10

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. _ UNITED STATES covernnen SCR ; ve. Fefi_|
lex, EB, S, Miller te taken Ca

Memorandum l-ir, J, Ps Lee t Se —

: & i-Miss M. E, Triplett te Cobherdt

TO : Ue Be S. Mi the ‘pate: (February 15, 1973 tf Jenkins,

. 1-Mr. Brani PANE eee

er een Be - eee EAM is

‘rom; Wo Ac Branig: oF

Mr. Soyora
oe ie plat te Me. Waltars |=
— folggfed ag. =
SUBJECT: [Bureau THFORMANT a fol. wy suscet pay Mi. Bowers

[Bureau Informant. 206] is the symbol number

esignated for information furnished on a highly confi-.
rey, dential basis by CIA and referred to by them as “PROJECT HUNTER. '

Lieutenant General. Vernon A. Walters, Deputy Director ./7
of CIA, has an appointment to meet with Acting Director Gray <
on February 16, 1973, In this connection, at 5:50 p.m, on
February 15, 1973, My, James Angleton, Chief, Counterintelligence
-Btafi, CIA, advised that thé reason for General Walters’ visit
iis to discuss PROJECT HUNTER, Specifically, General Walters ~
will raise the question of ‘the Bureau taking the PROJECT ov.

instructed Walters to weet with Mr, Gray prior to his,

Commencing in January, 1958, and continuing to the
resent time, the Central Intelligence Agency has furnished this.

% Bureau. with the product of its highly confidential review of mail .
going to and coming from the USSR, Arrangements for this review |, ;

were obviously worked out between the Agency and Post Office
‘ iciais and we are not privy to the details,

; It is obvious that both incoming and outgoing mail
is opened and photographed. At one time in March of 1961,
we were advised that CIA had established a laboratory in
New. York where they could examine correspondencefor secret
writing,:- microdots, and possibly codes, At that time CIA
offered to make these facilities available if we needed then,
During the same approximate time, CIA advised that about
500,000 items per month passed to and from the USS#] and about
200, 000 of these items are screened : Approxima ely 1,200 item
"month received “close Sorutiny Mee a 7 +
° RELICS eT
on February 15, 1973, liry~James Angleton adviuctt®
aS hat - at the present time, he has 9 of his people in Washniigton.
working on PROJEET HUNTER, and there are 2 additional ‘personnel
working in New York, for a total of 11, Presumably, ail or most
of these pecple have sian Salicia ability. Angleton 2 ith

a
aucolin eee CONTINUED ~ OVER

(5) a ce =“ SE GRET Lj
US ON
HIN ENVELS

iy

)Angileton stated that Dr. Schlesinger, Director of CIA, had =| zjX

hlésinger's, return fron overseas planned for February 19, 1973.

Beer ree we emi eh


Memorandum from W, A. Branigan to Mr, E. 5. Hiller
RE: Doonan 1 INFORMANT T 200) .

a

advised that the T. Ss. Postal Service had raised a question ‘as (OG
to CIA's “necessity to continue PROJECT HUNTER in view of possible
’ geéurity proVlems within ‘the Postal Service,

The Bureau has always handed fpRoscr HUNTER imaterial
on a strict need-to-know basis. The material received/is handled
on one desk in the Domestic Intelligence Division where it is
screened for items of possible royed. fRUrTE Hse and retention. St
Material of no interest is destroyed. ] HUNTER material can be

only transmitted to our field divisio aphrased form

and can oniy be used for investigative purposes, The material

can never be incorporated.in any Gommunic lise ich is intended %

for dissemination outside of the Bureau. aterial that
is retained is kept in a Special File Room in the Records Branch
at the Identification Division Building. Periodically CIA has
been furnished with general guidelines as to_the material which
woukd be of special interest to our needs. {| For example, we are
currently interested in material concerning current and former :
-‘Soviet| exchange students, visitors, researchers, and scientists: (5) :
e aré likewise interested in Americans who are in the[USSK]fo
an appreciable period of time, We are interested in American

communists and extremists who may be corresponding with , R%Z

pergons in the issr fsa
We have always considered the product fronJPROJECT HU a |

as valuable to our investigative interests. (in this*tonnection,

it hag provided us with the identities of Americans in contact
with [Soviet] exchange students in the United States who offer some
potential ‘as informants regarding the Bovied] students' activities,
- We know from highly confidential sources that a proportion of
these students have already been recruited by one or the other
of the major Soviet] Intelligence Services. We know also that
many of the exchafge students will subsequently be posted to the
United States in some official capacity. |(S) ;

JPnoszer HUNTER fhas identified numerous individuals
from the ted States d from other areas of the world, in
attendance at the)Centfal Komsomol School and Friendship] Universsty. @)

CIA has permitted. us to furnish them the names of
‘specific individuals in whom we have an investigative interest, se
and this ar hea in covering their activities, | The

Se

product fro
who > pian to

as also been valuable in identifying] Sovie te]
visit the United States./(S). .

SECRET comm - = .

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Memorandum from We A. Br iden to Mr. zg S. Miller |
RE: [BUREAU INFORMANT 200, 7

| sO ‘ the [Soviet Union|is currently building up. the number
of trade -representatives o will be assigned in various areas
of the United States‘where we normally would not have coverage.

We anticipate that PROJECT. HUNTER would be valuable in providing
leads for any necessary coverage of these people. ¢

With the. relaxation of tensions between the U. S. and
‘the fuses? the volume of correspondence has obviously increased.
We do not currently know what that volume is. To the best of
’ our knowledge, CIA has maintained this PROJECT smoothly and
without: ‘hitch, It would be necessary to now examine. what -
“security: problems | the U. S.-Postal ‘Service is experiencing.

ACTION $

: The above is submitted. for possible use by the
Acting Director for the visit of General Walters, _

Cou rena LviTt Ge | bo¥yonts
LUA EPS FOP Aion AA .
Toman ~, 2-30-23

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OPTIONAL FORM WO! 10 $010~108 Fe
MAYT1962 EDITION ,, .

GSA OEN, REO, NO, 27 Tolson —_—_—

‘UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ~ oo i" | a -
M. emorandum ROUTE IN ENVELOPRE==
Mr. Ds J. Brennan, oy * pare: January 16, 1969 a

} Al NFORMATION CONTAINED Tees ——t —
se Ji Papich(fff HEREIN} Se, Tele, Room

+ Se Pap “DATE, oli, s—
BUREAU INFORMANT 26 \- Pakeney , UD / ,

UTILIZATION OF SOURCE IN. THE
NEW LEFT AND BLACK NATIONALIST FIELDS KK \ Lo, 24
. @@ -

On January 15, fame Over) Cen Ia
Intelligence Agency (CIA), su sted to t Liaison Agent

that the-Bureau should-mpt overlook the utilization of -the
' Agency's} Huoter project or the develo + leads in the iL
_ ‘New oy ef Black Na ct for th fields: }) Ober Ydmitted the Od

traffic involving individuals in these ea ight be light
but that the Bureau might wish to give consideration to placing

stops on certain key personalities,
* The ‘Hunter project] or wh W ich we have ‘given the WF Y

designation ° ureau Inforriant 200)essentially consists o
Specialized coverage of mail between the United States an
‘Russia a) * If we have some reason to believe that one of 3
yject's is communicating with anybody in the (Soviet. Union
eit mene be worthwhile to place a stop.
oo

"We should bear in mind that this’ coverage is
xtremely sensitive and the handling of any matters involving
Bureau Informant 200) should conform with the ground rules
which have been established. (See(Mary Tripiett, extension \
‘ 631, Soviet Section.) a .
sg . ‘

ACTION: | we” UC8 954, oy 7) | AW

. The above information is™being directed tothe
. attention of the Internal Security ‘Section and the, Racial
Intelligence Section. . Saenee weee SE

18FEB S 1969"

C. D. Brennan
G. Cc. Moore
M. E. Triplett

Liaison
S< J. Papich,
SIP: cee . Lana
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PUNE DUNE UTTER TRTR REE ETE me oes


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7 OPTIONAL roam RO. 10

BUREAU INFORMANT 200

January, 1966.

The majartt

tions and for information,
from several itens,

An analysis of vtaoned. 1)
ae the past year is. attached.

Rncdlosure. ~

“ROUTE IN EN\ LOPE

UNITED STA TES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum
7 We Ae mos

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ae i oy beet iple a

: August 24, 1966

- te
yy ee ~ 4

From 8-14-65 through 8-13-66, 302 2e/munter won
transmitting 6077 items were received fron Bureau Informa
This is a slight increase (almost 3%) in number of |
ttens over the previous. years.

a

over those written the
More than 260 new cases were opened and 96 cases
of new cases were opened on the
baste of travel to the USSR)and contacte of U.S. cttizens
Americans and (Cubons\ in the U.S. with individuals in the
Information was sent to the field to assist in pending inves tga~-
in some cases, data was extracted
summarized and sent to the field in one con-
muntcation under more than one caption to skow relationships
between. various subjects.

recetved from the source
(oo- 750 F7 - 78)
ecm)

This ‘sok your informatiGnSeP 12 1968

~ W A, Branig

1-8. Papich
l-HM, &. Triple

ficpes eget J Gehan a
#) Bites dyn .

Although ttens’ were received on a continuous ‘basis,
the number dropped during the pertod of August, 1965, through
This ts ‘believed to be due te the or bad
ansfer of personnel and change in supervision over ’ Hunte
reject at CIA which was. taking place during this nae

Fron ‘February, 1966, to the present, there has been
' @ marked tncerease tn number of ttens received.
for the past four months has been 627 per month, whereas the
average for the same pertod last year was 421,
no significant change in the type of material except that more
ttems are being recetved.regarding subjects on whom the source
has not furnished information previously, necessitating more
The value of this material is shown by the fact tha
there was an increase of 53% tn number of new cases opened on
the basis of tnfornatton furnished by the source.

The average

There has been

This

USSR

Tolsen — 4

DeLooch 1

Mohr

Wieck ——|

Casper —
alichan

Conrad

~ Felt
Gale ——!
Rosen —

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele, Roon; —__
Holmes

Gandy —____

a

ation,
are

Approximately 580 letters were written on information
_ furnished by {Bureau Informant 200) during’ the past year,
ts an increase of approximately
previous year.
were reopened,

Ladin

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OS wher agal


not be unnecessarily éxpended by our Bureau processing unwanted

‘I fraffic Which Holds No Interest: |

2, Americans traveling to the(USsR) as tess travel is permissible and

Be 1 material emanating from: fest Rice) of an Anti-v. S. nature

10-30-62

after ‘an. extensive review of - 2500) Tunte Reports since our
last memo captioned as above and dated 8/24/62, wd have made the
following observations in the interest of economy in regard to Project
Hunter as it related to our Bureau and your Agency to insure time will

material and to save your Agency the expense involved in the preparation
of such material.

1. Goviee-vies immigrents desiring to | repatriate t0(usst) - These
people are interviewed by INS and INS refers anything of interest to ug.

several vyhundred people a year visit the {USSR)while on tour abroad as
well as{Soviets}returning to visit relatives. We, of course, have an
interest in such travel involving people on the CIA Watch List, Ikmown
Communist Party manber'ss and suspected intelligence agents.

3 Use Se professors in Academic. Research corresponding with each ark e:

It Is not likely if U. S. professor is passing any data he would identify
himself at the s4me time.

it Traffic of Specific Interest:

1. Ali data roe Guba} This serves to identify prooasta) followers in
the Ue Se

2. All data re Ur send in contact with (Cubans ovtonaing Prtenasttp
University in Moscow ;
and pro (soviet)

he Data re Ue. S. peace groups going to fuses) and while 2 sn(gusete)

5. Data indicating death of any U. So Communist abroad.


- oruae

sO [Bz PROJECT sum’)

8, - Any traffic from or, to Ue S. Students in oscow)or to U. 8. pa
who were former’ students in Closcow}

% Any traffic between U. 8. persons: who are w th a current
exposition or a previous exposition | in ‘the (USSR,

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ann v 5 . Belmont
; UNVLED. STATES GOVER, \.NT ed ——
. 7 Conrad

_ Memorandum ~ ——
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ape pe autiivan W ane: Bate

TO 80: Mr. W. Ge Sullivan ¥ y vate: 6/9/61 _ Tavel

o . ; Trotter ——|——__

~ , ~ DQ, 1 - W. C. Sullivan Tele, Roo ——
FROM : Mr. W. A. Branig af 1=-W A. Branigan Gandy

Ch + eo - 7. De Stewart

; oo ; t, Tr ? ‘ : f (p Cer
. susjecr; (BURA. IMPORMANT 200 ys POLICY ¥i (ne ee

Lhe purpose, of this memo is to bring to yoy» attention, as a
atter of interest, &t tnerease in the volume orfitunter Reports
[received jrom CIA, the naa sona2 administrative bontrols inst? trae
0 cope, with increased volume, and lastly the desirable type of infor=
mat ton (Bur eau Informant 200)has been continually furnishing.

al . :

(Bureau Informant 200)is the symbol’ number designated for injor~
smatton furnished on a highly confittential -basis by CIA and‘referred to
by CIA as "Project Hunter" and the reports emanating from this proje
‘as Hunter Reports. This informant originated in 1/56 and furnishe

its first Hunter Report in,2/58: As of 6/6/61, ue have received |’
unber 50053 many reports transmit’: ° @s many as twelve
E_nunber 50058)

‘\ Aunter.
eins, and some repor nsmitting up to twenty items. . a memo to.
ifr, A. H. Belmont dated )12/5/60 revealed as of that date 3425 Hurter ,
eports had been recetOed. You may Gboldunter Be to learn that in| the

last seven menths we have received 1680 Hunter Reports pr almost 50%
of the number recetved from 2/58 until 22/60. On 3/9/81 CLI advised
representatives of this Bureau that it had recently established a.
laboratory in New York City jn connection with this project. This :
aboratory i$ able/p ocess| unter material for secret writings migrodots '
and possibly codes. Our liaison representative advised the Laboratory
‘would probably increase the Hunter Report volume to us by 20%3 -however,
rom Be above figures tt appears this increase in volume is far 4 youre
476) Oe. . oa

1

A memo W. D. Stewart to W. A. Branigdén 2/21/61 re capt toned
matter recommended and receiped approval the utilization of al stamped!
notation on the front of thd Hunter Report [permitting the Hetil

[Hun

supervisor to destroy conte of a ter. eporé Jis found to be of no
value.after checking the appr tat ock on & stamp indicati his
eason for destroying same. jee oval to destroy these Hunter Rep res)
(was received from CIA.which., ten, a necessary, at a later date repro-—Y
ée any Hunter Report. A mm rom Mr. Belmont 3/3/61 to All Suber- /,~
visors of the Espionage, Natioralities Intelligence, Internal Security
and Subversive Control Sections instructed all recipients re use of
above-mentioned stamp. In addition, akgye memo 21/6] received approval
for @ proceedure whereby[Hunter Reports would be screened for testruction
by substantative desk hartiling captio matter prior to sending |these
reports to Records Section for handling t& préclude any indexing jor

handling which would later be deemed yt CSSUT TTT report is destroyed.

; | a (798° PAO fmm AY ;
Gos-23069) . f REC- 8 ee JUN. 14 196! tA ‘)
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Memo Branigan to Sullivan_
Res \BUREAU INFORMANT 200 9 POLICY
105~93089 |

A- great_deal of material furnished by the informant relat
directly te contacts and activities of individuals who are of cu.
‘ interest: to us, such as top level comnunists as William Z. Foster
- Elizabeth-Guriey Flynn and such espionage subjects as thefMauric
Halperins, who were identified by Elizabeth Bentley, who stated
Halperin was’a source of ‘Nathan Gregory Silvermaster. The Halpe
Gre now in Russia) Pertinent information relating to individual
current interest fis passed to the field for its. intelligence int
In addition, material is received which reveals the (Soviet) sympa
of some U.S, citizens and @lso indicates certain arrangements wi
Sovietsjwhich may be considered against the best interests of th
Se Government. Tre larger amount of data received tends to co
-tnformation already ‘mown and it does not require in itself that
field be advised of same. ’

e «
. The informant furnished two spec ific) Hunter Reports| refle
that two different individuals were (sending ‘post cards to USSR w
Gnother post card deliberately and carefully sealed to the first
card. Ina case opened entitled "V. Podgoretsky, IS - R" (105-9
the informant advised that noth of the post cards forwarded by
“Podgoretsky contained a clandestine message on the inner side of
back post card. Investigations concerning James D. Cawthon, the
former individual mentioned, : and Podgoretsky are st til in progre
_  ,. DPypical data furnished by Bureau Informant 200) are set ou
bel dws - . a .
oy Information congerning travel plans abroad of several SUu-
Subjects; one namély, (iartin’ Field: (101-1019)) Contacts in this
country of Security I7miex (SI) subjects vacationing and studying
abroad; namely, “ary Lou Patterson (100-136466)) Data relating
to @ contact by{2ernon Ferguson Hitchell) with

NSA a short ti @go before they defected to Russia} Data that.
@. C. idac OA tel of Brighton, Lassachusetts) equested publ
f the(Soviet/"Pravdayt to forward to him old issues of that pape
he could distribute same to Americans in various cities here t
their language skill and to acquaint them with the(Us Data ec

cerning nugerous individuals who sent New Years’ greetings to(wikita

Hhrushchevpjand expressed their sympathies toward Soviet) way of 1
namely, Donald A. SawtejJie (1085-15570), a New Yor# SI ‘gubjéct.
revealing a contact by fJonn Peter Grothe (624105833) with the (e

of Culture in MoscéwsJrequesting this individual to Dromisé the (li ‘seyov)
to

dancers would perform in U.S. and also, indicating to. him he ex,
visit issk)agaan “in the near future. (Grothe) advised him that la

~ 2:

Cd

s mother ‘in(California
AS you recall, fiitchell and Ftilliam Hamilton Martin. were employed at

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Memo_Branigan to Sullivan
Re: \ BUREAU INFORMANT 200 Poutoy
10593089,

he worked for senator or ftubert snmpreey) as a foreign relations advisdr
‘and did a lot of work in field of disarmament. He further indicated

to Senatorf{Aumphrey} Bufiles reveal one(Victoria Ivanova Sandor

(2105-58070

‘ he was. orl graduate work at Stanforg but still served as a consultant

a Russ Zandborn alien and her husband (Yonn Sandor) who

ts

presently employed as an'attorney in the Office ofthe Attorney General,

State of Minnesota, are close friends of Orville Freeman, former
Governor of Minnesota and present Secretary of Agriculture, Washi
De. GC. Ihe informant advised:regently in regard to Gi

ctoria Sandon

Eons

that she advised wer mother in(USSR)she expected to move to Washington

where ner husband will work for Secretary of Agriculture, Freeman;

she and her husband will be friends of Freeman and President Kenne

that.

Ys
and that she hopes through these connections she will.be able to obtain

@ necessary permitfor her mother to come to the U.S. She jn oot ee

she will go to the President, to his wife, or to whomever it will
necessary to achieve this goal.

Information récetved from(Bureau Informant 200) cannot be

disseminated directly as & might tend to reveal this ‘highly confident ial

_ sounce; however, the information is used to great advantage by the

Bureau for its aun intelligence at the Bureau and in the field. JImvesti-
gations are opened on data furnished as above and if we can ascertain
confirmation, of same data from our sources in the field we oan then

- appropr tately disseminate pertinent tnformation.

ACTION: oe |
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None, above wae are furnished solely for your information.

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Reference is made to memorandum Stewart to Branigan Rye?
8/8/61 re same subject wherein it was requested a conference, be 14>"
arranged between Special Agents Gan J. Papich, W. D. Stewart and
_an_interested CIA reéepresentative-to explain to CIA specific type
of "Project Hunter" material we desir af K. Crs .

. - On 8/17/61 Special Agents{Sam J. Papich,.W. D. Stewart)
‘and CIA representatives, {James Hunt,-. ohn -Nertz and ‘Thomas Chalner's)] He
‘conferred at CIA concerning the "Project Hunter." The observatio iN
yet out on pages 2, 3, and 4. of the referenced memorandum were *3) :
.. individually discussed with theJCIA representative They appeared .
~*~. very pleased with our analysis the Hunter material received a
w=) were also pleased with the attention afforded it. fMr. Hunt), at the
~ >. conclusion of the conference, requested we furnish“a set of guides,

y=

'“ , Similar to ourafore-mentioned observations discussed, for his
'. people. Attached is a blind memo for CIA setting forth material jin
which we have no interest.and a specific interest. = :
™ oo. order to better understand the. coverage of Bureau
Informant 200 the writer specifically asked the following questions
and received*the following answers: | .
OO + 1. Is the informant. covering all traffic or selected
No traffic? Be ; Se ;
t Answer: Approximately 500,000 items pass to and fron
- each month. Approximately 200,000 items are’ screened. The other
“ 300,000 escape screening because they pass through at hours when
. 0 one ison duty.. Of the 200,000 items screened, approximately f }
Ss 1,200 items receive "close" scrutiny. ;

¢

. Q) _ 2, , What portion of the informant's coverage are we
getting on eee |

opus - | i, aS
eee Answer: Of the 1,200 items closely scrutinized, we .d

_ | }+Beceiving approximately 250: an monthly A fee Gy
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hy andum Branigan to sullivan ‘
foe INFORMANT amy POLICY.

1105-93089

3. are we getting specific type (azatevic +H
Exchange stuaénts, tng, are, we Kazakevich) material (Kazakevich) i
a Preece letter "writer now in{USSR)who was formerly a pro-

economist-living in the UNS.), and Intourist) rag to
ussia ?

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Coencrat data re arrangements for America traveling to

son who is a(Soviet-biod exchange student in U.S. and sends famil
love" and vice versa. tters are synopsized and are of no inter
as such) has been sent because CIA is surveying a certain area of
traffic. @r. Hun advised they derived no. intelligence benefit

Answer: tog exeh Student traffic ("Mother writes to

st

from their “survey and was interested to learn of our similar results,

In regard to (Kazakevich ) ota develops a great déal of foreign
intelligence Caza from
 fe1% material would be of interest to us, He was advised we-have

- deri¥ed nothing to date from this material as we are soldy iy

in the individuals involved and in order to protect this highly
sensitive informant we do not route the informant's material arou
general intelligence interest. (ir. Hurt} was advised all of the
informant's material is handied ‘on a stfictly need= ‘to-know hasis
‘and the material retained is under strict control. (ir. tang) was
pleased in regard to our secure cautions as very
CIA people have any_ knowledge of }'Project "Hunter J In regard. to
Catourist traffic, ir, Hunt) advi we were fufffished same becaus
e of the individu assdciated with an intourist agency was
suspected of being aGoviet intelligence cOntact. . Hunt}agree
with our observation That dil Americans traveling a road
had to gbtain a passport from State Department, such travel to
the (USSR being permissible, we could obtain any necessary data
re ah individual from State. CS) .
In regard to item_number three et it was agreed
we would not receive any mord Hunter materiallre Exchange Student
Vladimir Kazakevich) (who alone provided 30 ems in 1960) and-
ntourist) traffic. /In addition "holiday greeting" type traffic
411 not ‘be furnished. Specific exceptions to the above-mentione
traffic we will not receive are’set out in our blind memorandum t
CIA and were set out in the referenced memorandum on pages 2 and

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" @he matter of recéipt of illegible seria was

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also discussed and it was pointed out toliir. Hunt)no matter how
important the ¢ontents may be if the name-and address of the U.S.
addressee or addressor is illegible the material is of no value.
It was specifically requested more legible material be furnished
and, if it was obvious reproduction would be poor, we would
appreciate it if U.S. person's name and address could. be printed
or written out. Gi, Hint advised they were aware of reproduction
problem and stated Xerox equipment was to be installed in the
near future. This, he believed, would help the problem.

In regard to the CIA Watch List, approximately 535
names now appear on this list’ which? is supplemented each Monday
morning. (Hr. Hunt)requested we specifically place on this list
the individuals on whom we want coverage even though we are
presently receiving items re these persons. If their names

appear on the Watch List, we will possibly get closer coverage.
Attached with the blind memorandum, for CIA is a list, of individuals
presently on the Watch List which(Mr. Hunt)requested. Interested
supervisors will be advised and additional names of Communist Party
members now in(Soviet-bloc) countries will be furnished CIA via our
Liaison Agent. ,

; ws In regard to CIA'ssampling of certain types of traffic .
and furnishing same to us,/Mr. Hunt)was requested to advise our
Liaison Agent what-it was doing and after a period of six months
we would furnish the results of our observations which would: dictate
whether we would continue to receive this:new type material.

dir. Hunt) desired that in regard to any correspondence .

gith CIA wherei reference is made to afsuater Report or the
Proje j e sent via Liaison as mia 4
only a few. CIA péople have any knowledge of "Project Hunter" and aka
CIA does not want such Letters in regular mail channels.

As pointed out in the referenced memorandum, the
need for this conference was to insure the{Bureau Informant 200
Program will continue to operate under maximum economy and
efficiency to the mutual intereSts of CIA and the Bureau. It is
believed as a result of the above conference that the Hunter material
now received will bé reduced approximately 50%. 2


Memorandum Branigan to Sullivan | : a , = ‘
: BUREAU TNF ORMANT 200 ~ POLICY. . \
105-93089 . Lo

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At: the ‘conclusion of the conference, (ir, Hunt)
and his aides who were obviously pleased with our observations
wequested a gimilar ¢onfermce. in approximately six months.
SA Stewart)will prepare an appropriate tickler in this regard
and set same for PO yi8/62, at which time a suitable memo will. be
prepared indicating observations which might be discussed and requesting
permission to attend such a “conference.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the three copies of the attached blind me randum
be furnished to CIA by our Liaison,Agent as a. guide: to ete
traffic in which we have an-interest.

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WERE SHOT RE: ) PROJECT HUNTER ggiFiED BY
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After an extensive review of 5600/Hunter. Reports) COB!

transmitting innumerable items, we have made the followi
pbservations the interest of economy in regard to.
[froject Hunter As it relates to our Bureau and your Agency
nsure time“will not be unnecessarily expended: by our
Bureau processing unwanted material and to save your Agency.
the expense of furnishing our Bureau this unwanted material.
I TRAFFIC WHICH: HOLDS NO INTEREST: ‘ a J ‘

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for Americans traveling tofRuss Such travel is
pernissibie and arrangements have been previously made
hrough State Department for a passport, (5) ,

le Intourist) traffic (general Araseiade Suche arrangements
a,

2 = Personal type letters, which have been translated into
English, between the United States relatives, sweethearts,
stamp collectors, and their(Russiar) counterparts.

. 43 - Letters to and from Exchange Students, which again
' are synopsized in Eriglish and reveal that.."Mother
writes to son who is an Exchange Student in the .

United States and sends family's love,".and vice versa. ?

4 = No "holiday greeting" type traffic desired. . “ :

In regard to the above four categories, your
igency’s laboratory processes aif) Hunter material for secret _,
writing, microdots and possible cédes and presently furnishes )
us its observations concerning any«me of these appearing in

e traffic. -

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IZ EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE FOUR CATRGORIES: =~
A. Any traffic in the abovementioned nondesired categories a

wherein the translator feels there is some intelligence
_ Significagce. Numerous letters have the translator's

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-connents indicating your Agency's Watch List shows

‘the person ‘is a suspected intelligence agent or that

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Seen,

Cc.

'¢o assist.

- sympathies.

the text of the ‘etter. indicates sone type of COdey
et cetera.

Any ‘traffic wherein “at is revealed United ‘States
addressee or addressor is a United States Government
employee or is employed in a sensitive industry, 1.esy
missile field.

Any traffic wherein we have an obvious intelligence
interest g sgeh as an open offer by.an individual

Soviets, an indication an individual is ©
going to tissiajand wants to .,becone, a citizen or wherein
any individual professes profSoviet) or proconmunist

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III. WE ARE, SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN:

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AM traffic relating to top cermmnists traveling

which we have been extracting a great deal of
intelligence data such as (Mary Lou Patterson, the
Pittmans, William 2. Foster, Claude Lightfoot, :
Elizabeth Guriey Fiynn et cetera.

. abroad which we have been ges regularly and fron

' Al traffic on. specific individuals we place on
the Watch. List.

rer traffic on special individuals such as NSA
alfehetayoo Hamilton Martin and Bernon Ferguson
che

All traffic of a clandestine type such as 3 that
in the(¥. ° aanee he case. ;

I? possible, it would be appreciated if an effort *

could be made to furnish as. legible a copy of Hunter material

ae SEGREY


Project Hunter”

ag possible. In particular,. if it ds evident paper from
which copy is to be made is not type to give a good
reproduction, it would be appreciated ie a notation
concerning name and address of United States recipient
or sender could be made from original. Frequently
information of interest is received but United States
person’ $ name en-repreduction is indistinguishable and
nformation becomes of. no value.

vo LIST OF PERS ON DESIRED ON THE WATCH List AS oF AEST 8, 1961

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MAME ADDRESS
BERLAND, MARK V. Flat 15 Lasvinskaya St. 11
a oe Perm 24, US |
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FOSTER, WILLIAM Z. ae ' Apartment 6B, 1040 Nelson.
7 ‘ Avenue, Bronx, New York
HASKELL, ROY . . + 12 Crown Street
. oe 7 Brooklyn, Rew York
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KAHN, ALBERT EUGENE Poe : 1362 Henno Way,
SO a Glen Ellen, California
KOVOLENKO, v. Pe. Be General P. sot?
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PECHTER, BERVARD DAVID 2161: Shattuck Avenue
a Berkeley, California
ROBERTS, ‘HOLLAND DE sini | 383 Hadonia, Palo Alto,
California. During Week
. a . Days = 787 Castro Street,
| . , San Francisco, California
| SUCHOBECK, ALEX (NMI) --1315 Ldncotn Avenue,
t Pacific Grove, California
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TRILUPAITIS, LEONAS —

(also card on
Leonas Algeda)

131/14~1, Antakaenio Street

Vilnius, Lithuania

Apartment 1B, 104 Irvington

Street, S.W.,-
Washington, D.C.

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. -UN ITED STATES GOVERNMENT

| "Memorandum

To : We, soy DATE: =: 11/2/62
a .
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t. FROM: We -t. “Br mleath 1 - Branigan

1 - Stewart
SUBJECT: in INFORMANT 200) - POLICY

This is to advise you that on 10/31/62, ‘representatives od
his Bureau conferred with CIA representatives James Hunt, John. Mertz
and. Thomas Chalmers) at..CIA concerning "Project Hunter." At this
| conference. our observations concerning Hunter material furnished since

‘our last conference on 2/13/62 were given CIA. In addition, we advised
CIA specifically of certain Hunter items which were of no interest.
|j.to us and of certain Hunter items which were of interest to us.’ These |
items were set forth in memorandum form and furnished to CIA; a _—
of same is attached, _

} CIA advised that its (ounter-Don) coverage © was peing~
(Loperatea seven days a week until” November 15.. This concentrat
vérage is for the purpose of determining if there is any patet
] agent traffic. After November 15 all Hunter coverage can be- expected)
to be reduced uatil after the Christmas mail rush has subsided,
\ .

Frne CIA. representatives were very pleased. with. our- analysis. i
of the Hunter material received and with the ‘attention afforded-it=> {
‘py us. They are very cooperative in that they are willing to foc
reir attentiion on any particular phase of coverage we suggest fo

our own benefit. For CIA's interest we furnished them a copy of Hea
attached memorandum of our analysis of typical information furnished |
. by {Bureau Informant 200) of interest to us.

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ACTION:

None. . Above data furnished for your information.
‘AINED

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whe UY se alpilil ae
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UNITED STATES GOVERN .dNT i .
Memorandum | ¥en aeoonionutioe
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To We Co Sullivi pate; 9-25-61 —
' 7 mo . Trotter 1
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“FROM |: —Wo Ae ae on - os, Ingram
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- SUBJECT: BUREAU INFORMANT 200, POLICY _

_, On 8-17-61,.a conference took place between Special
- Agents {Sam J. Papich, &% D. Stewart) and representatives of CIA in «
regard o(Bireat Informant 200} As’ a result, CIA was recently

. furnished G. guide as to Bureawl Informant material we desire.
. ' This guide was prepared after discussion with several members

' of the Espionage, Nationalities Intelligence, Subversive Control,
and Internal Security Sections. In addition, CIA was furnished
& current list of names previously placed on the CIA Waten List
by use In this regard, the CIA representative advised that,
-|although we are getting coverage. on certain individuals, to insure
{we get complete coverage on each individual we desire it on,
they should be specifically added to the Watch List. ‘This watch
L4st is revised each Monday; therefore, any person not included
on this list to (i De can be ineluded by forwarding a routi

ng .
slip anytime tof. D. Stewart, Room 644 RB\bearing the irdividuallts —
name, his addre in UcSe, and indicating the period coverage is |.
Gestred, <A list will be compiled by(lir. Stewart) weekly and furnished

o CIA via liaison. The CIA representative further advised that
very. few people there have any knowledge of "Project Hunter" and that
‘any Commurtication referring to this project or a "Hunter Report" -) ~
, Should be forwarded to CIA via Liaison and appropriately flagged |-
for our Liaison agent's attention to avoid the comminication gettt.
‘énto CIA's regular mail channel. . . —

__” he GIA representative further advised, if any security

subject travels to the (USSRjand his name ts added to the Watch ~~

List, :CIA will promptl pu 7d him coverage while he is abroad.:
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BECOMMENDAT ION s REC- 47 fy G 2! pRG —_ ro)
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L That the above information.be discussed, at the next
conference held by the Espionage, Natien&lideed* Intelligence,
Subversive Control, and the Internal Security Seations and that
all agents in the above-menttoned secttits—be.réminiied to furnish
Lire. Stewart) a copy of any letter prepared from Bureau. Informant 200
terial to assist him in continually evaluating the program
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(assert (wt) wie Masad coll!

(05-3088) LM,
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, 10/30/62

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ae - RE: emu INFORMANT 200)

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7 ical data fuy ished > ai reau Informant 2003

Information indicating travel plans to the/fUSSR jof numerous
Communist Party sudjects; data indicating ea, thies of
Ue. 8. individuals; data indicating a U. S. per son may be senving as a
Soviet courier; data indicating the existence of particular{Russian
ocial and art clubs in the U. S.3; data indicating a, desire Of U. S.
students to study in(Uash} data indicating prof écastr sympathies of
U. S. persons; data ing present activity, “feelings, and former
associates of(Bernon Ferguson Mitchell and William Hamilton Martin, -.
recent Nationa Security Agency (NSA) defectors; data revealing U. S.
military personnel are in contact with official establishments and/or
individuals in(USSR} data revealing activities of sho(i
Halperins now Yesiding in Cuba) and of their son Carlos Halperin
@ medical! student at the University of Chicago on data indicating
curren?| whereabouts of (Caz and Alice Jerome unist Party subjects;
and data relating to t current whereabout of G James M. McMillin, Jr.,
a former Ue S. soldier attached to U. S. Embassy, Moscow, Russia, who
previously defetted and married a rent)

_ Data of | 5 social -Interest:

. i. Duving the present (cuban crisis, w we have identified several
mG Castro sympathizers in U. S. through their contacts with (Cubans
(friends ip University, Moscow} and have been alerted to their aétivi
e|learned that (Russian) sch6ol authorities are greatly displeased
hfftaldah S. Clark, “daughter of Negro Communist Party subject
Wit |Clark of Newark) because of her behavio jue too evidenced
Wiliten [Clerk there. er educational trip tofu Foerved as CP
propaganda. We were alerted ast aurice Halper (iss ntended return to
U. & We have been inGlose ft Guiis Mas Teslich's) intended visit to
(ass), Her Aaugnter int bigsoay is suspected as being the propaganda-radi
,~announcer (Hos cow Moll are developing U. S. contacts. of
(Helen cert =Pozner, i ortae discharged in 1950's for failure to
answer questions re possible esplonage involvement, through
correspondence of her with relatives in {Russia}

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Maurice Hyman |

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(ase) to vote (i Sovtet)if he can obtain a divorce, Items

(Irene Rakoczy)and three unidentified individuals plan to study
, dancing tn{Ktev) this summer (possibly at the above-mentioned school

i)

}
such as Valeriy rereshonenkd),_ One hes hehento 's) contacts ts
believed to be a target por contact bd EKGB)and another is the
son-in-law of the woman in, whose apart t(Viktor Eravehenko had
been visiting. (Xravchenko)is a Sovtet)defector who recentl
committed suicide. The informant has advised of the activities
and contacts of (Vladislaw Krasnow, Soviet )defectgr to Sweden in
1962, The Buread was not aware previously that (crasnov) was

in the 9.5. ’ ‘

| * Although “much mnatertel regarding communists and the
Comnunist Party (CP) ts also received from other sources, the
tnformant continues to furnish additional detaiis and new infor-
mation regarding changes of employment and residence, travel,
contacts and activities, Data regarding attempts of the DuBois -
Clubs to expand nationclly and tnternationally was furnished in

items on (Paula Garb) International Secretary, who went to the

értaining to y Lo Camache) (daughter of CP leader) told of
the birth of hér daughter, recenctliation with her Cuban husband,
plens to go to Cuba to live and that one of her friends;
Security indes subject, was Fun Ghana when she was believed to
be tn the U.S.

Data is ‘peoeived regarding travel and contacts op (ary
Pakoczy (widow of suspected esponage agent), who attended the .
Higher Party School of the Ukraine in Kiev, USSR) Information
continues. to be recetved regarding her son, (And ew Rakoczy,) who
was allegedly studying ballet but actually dttended the abéve
school for almost two years, This has included his contacts,
ehange of employment and residence and racial, poverty and
Progress tue Labor Party activities in Chicago. One of his cone
tacts now at this school has been tdentifted as(Teddie Kardash)
son of Canadian communists, The source has also advised that

which maintains a spectal section to combine lessons in dancing
and indoctrination) and that (B Buith Francis Taylom (son of CL

official), who went to the G ) with,a musical vs dancinggroup,
renained in tt ev) to attend G35») ut Gon Zurilko), son of the alien

wife of a U.S. citiz siding in State of Washington, is
attending school in ‘Cie He ts believed to be from the U.S, or
Canada.

Additional information is received regarding persons
tnvolved tn the peace moveménts, anti-Vietnam demonstrations,
wenen's organizations, "teach-ins" (one has been in contact with
_ a GRU officer), tracial matters, Progressive Labor Party, Students
‘for af Democratic Society, DuBots Clubs, Students Non-Violent
Coordinating Committee and other organizations. Items revecl
nomes of U.S. contacts with members of such(Soviet propaganda
organizations as the Govtet Peace Comnittee, Soviet Women's
Committee, Committee For Return to the Hone land) and others,

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“ ernie FOR WO, 10 , o . . ( ‘Y

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FROM ‘iW BR. Wannall < be oat ; Mr. Wannail Holmes

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_# SUBJECT: UREAU INFORMANT 2a) POLICY
| ; Mr. Harrel
* Gy fofee i
For approximately one month beginning in Vebruare » 1963,
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had coverage of mail destined to.
uba, which was funneled ‘through New York City from approximately

project were furnished us under the code ("Hunter-Vince') through

discontinued so CIA can analyze the results and decision will be i
as. to its reinstitution based on the results achieved. : i

a

, During the period the coverage was in effect, we received
94 items and opened 15 new cases based on the material, While no
specific data was developed indicating clandestine messages were
beimg transmitted, we know that one of the illegal, Cuban)

uid conceivably lead us to these drops in the future, We ha
‘Previously furnished CIA summaries concerning positive results
achieved through its coverage of Govie mail for its assistance in
evaluating whether that program should be continued, it is beli
WS. should do so in this instance. -

ACTION:

If you approve, the attached memorandum containing a'
uumary of the action taken by us as a result of the(Hunter-Vinco
“coverage will be furnished CIA by liaison for assistatice of CIA
evaluating whether the program should be continued.

Enclosure

‘ 105-93089 )

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e-half of the United States. ‘The results of this highly confiden’ A

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . Esimont —[

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Memorandum , SES
TO : We Cc. Sulliven j DATE: March 27, 1963 ) _ =
- oe Mr, Belmont van

Mr. Sullivan/] troter —[

Mr. Branigan | Sst
Mr. Stewart SYS 4 et |
Liaison Aig t

special arrangements made with CIA. The project has been temporarily |}

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. , - Ci ae er .
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. . se wit aye BI :

. INFORMATION RECEIVED rrou{ BUREAU INFORMANT 200)

' Data received regarding the following current and
former double agents, and sources has been utilized to evaluate

their reliability: (Luke Chia Liu Yuans;[Pedro Celestino Jimenez
HMorenot Gordon Phiitp Polley; Huge Rodriguez-Ramirez; Julius CG?
Shell; [NH 445-53) Phyllis Oja; Samuel Jaffe;[NY.2911-5; NY 3556~

CG 6562-8;| ur. and Urs. George R. Atkins; and Boris I, Oblesow

The field has been advised of individuals in close contact with

; (Soviets) with the request to consider for development as sources

are (KGB) agents) includes names of associates, activities, trave

types of matertal requested to obtain and individuals with whom

they continue to naintain contact after they leave the J.8S.

Sintlar information is furnished regarding other (Soviets) tn the

U.S. a8 a@ result of the exchange pregram. Material Geen eT)
Ui

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MDe-tlo

Information regarding(Sovtet) exchange students (eight

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cs)

2s

“2 furnished regarding U.S. citizens who travel to the USSK)as part
RES of the exchange. ; . :
ae - Data regarding current and former U.3, exchange students
=BH “shows (Soviet and U.S. contacts before and after return, romanti

ao involvements, sympathies and difficulties encountered tn @hussia

S& 4 former exchange-student has been in contact with a.suspécted

SS espionage agent regarding(Ralph Matlaw\ (according to(Nosenko\ the
EGB)was to, attempt recru ent of (iMatlaw}, The source has revealed

ormer exchange student (ivohaes Cole's) travel plans and continued

*contacts with(Soviets (one is son of an espionage agent) and(Henry
Huttenbdch's)attempts to obtain a divorce in order to marry ¢ Soviet)
girl, Simtlar information ts furnished regarding U.S. citizens
who are, or have been, in{ Russia) but are not under the exchange
program. These include(Sélly Harris, Natasha Kent, Kathy Boudin

‘ 4, , and Alerander Nikolauk} fwe of the four U.S. citizens who have

Bs applied for entrance vo Woviet untuersities have stated that they

Bui destre to becone (Soviet) citizens. (uilayros Eutgz Aponte, Puerto
362 Rtcoan nationalist in the USSR) is using an alias in her corres-
E&= pendence ino ther (Puerto Ridan\ went to (Cuba) before he left for
Suh the (USSR, |

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B42 . Haterial has been received regarding three employees
ES=s of USIA, two U.S. citizens employed by the UN, a Federal employee
=pn who intends to marry a(Sovied girl, three individuals involved
or with (Soviet) women and too U.S, contacts of(Gelina Smirnova (an
Bia Intourist guide) who has compromised Americans in the past).
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U.S. from (Caneda, Peru, Cuba, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Braz
Uruguay, Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexioo, Chile, Haiti,
Italy, France, iIrag and Africa) with their friends tn the(USSR wi
are studying at(rriendship University or other schools show th

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they may be communists. Two foreign students and an extle from
Hattt)}have: been acting.as intermediaries, Several have applied
or admittance to friendship University: and other schools in th
USSR) because of finances or tdeelogy. A(Nicaraguan)Marzist in -
the U.S. is acting as an intermediary for-an, individual at
CEntendehip) Universi ty by forwarding mail to(Bolivic) Data ts

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urnished regarding foreign students who attended. school in the
( USSR) and-are now in the U.S, One. of these appears to have, been
compromised before he left(hussta)and another brought his Govie
wife to the U.S. . -

. Items.are recetved regarding Soviets) who have entered
the U.S. as wives of Americans: “oisen) a Sandor (now a Federal

employee); Ala Anderson; Ludmila Olsen) who has advised that sh
pas approached by (Sevier) Intelligence when tn the( USSR in. 19653

an(at Horwitz; Nataliya Konigsford; and Rosita Brayton) wife o

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an Alaskan) politician and newgpapermdn, who has become’ involved
wt a(Russtan}born U.S. Army Captain. The source advised of
contacts, travel and study in the( USSR of Mrs. Kemp Tolley, Soutet)
wife of former U.S, Naval Attache, who has admitted furnishing
informetion regarding Americans to the Goviets) tn the 1940's,
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Huch material has been furnished regarding U.S. citizens’
travel plans, tneluding those of known subversives, their (Govt t
relatives and contacts and difficulties encountered by twe tourists
with (Soviet)authorities, Data has been received regarding ovilets)
and former U.S. citizens who have traveled, or intend to travel,

had renounced their U.S. cttizenship- and had been engaged tn
questionable activities in the past. (Mary Mackler), who recently
returned to the U.S., has had numerous-contacts with known subuer-
atues, at least two of whom were connected with esptonage, tn the
past, Material is recetved on U.S. defectors now in the (USSR

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Additional information received includes: plans of
seven individuals to repatriate to the fan U.S. contacts wit
current and former known and suspected{Sovt dagents now tn the
SSR (Vladinir Sossinskiy, Vladimir Poaner, Eugenia Olkhina
Leontds Rimjans, Vladimir Paramonov, Igor ketch) and others);
activities and contacts of current and former known and suspected
esptonage agents new in the U.S. (Aaron Pressman, Josef Zarevich,
Victor Perlo, Helen Pozner Wilga) dnd others); the death of Georgi
Lieb) (suspected of working, as black market currency operator for

GBY' and continuation of his contacts by his wifes activities af
Kirill Alereev} (suspect in inde) case) family; obied contacts |of

' “Gerard Piel} he has been in contact with a (KGByofficer; (Soviet)
contacts and travel of(D, Gs Brennan} who, according to fedora
was te be approached b KGB; contacts of (Olga Yourtevitec
of ship designer) with KGB)agent, travel “to (uss as a gue8t of

 organtzation to 1s oe r husband's archivés ‘and her illness

who was attending the
the( USSR; U.S. contacts of several defec
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